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Bible in Basic English

They said to him in answer, If the man was not a wrongdoer we would not have given him up to you.

New American Standard Bible

They answered and said to him, “If this Man were not an evildoer, we would not have delivered Him to you.”

King James Version

They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee.

Holman Bible

They answered him, “If this man weren’t a criminal, we wouldn’t have handed Him over to you.”

International Standard Version

They answered him, "If he weren't a criminal, we wouldn't have handed him over to you."

A Conservative Version

They answered and said to him, If this man were not an evildoer, we would not have delivered him up to thee.

American Standard Version

They answered and said unto him, If this man were not an evildoer, we should not have delivered him up unto thee.

Amplified

They answered, “If He were not a criminal, we would not have handed Him over to you [for judgment].”

An Understandable Version

The Jewish authorities answered Pilate, "If this man were not guilty of wrongdoing, we would not have turned him over to you."

Anderson New Testament

They answered and said to him: If this man were not an evil-doer, we would not have delivered him to you.

Common New Testament

They answered him, "If he were not an evildoer, we would not have handed him over to you."

Daniel Mace New Testament

they answered him, if he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him to you.

Darby Translation

They answered and said to him, If this man were not an evildoer, we should not have delivered him up to thee.

Godbey New Testament

They responded and said to him, If He were not an evil doer, we would not deliver Him to you.

Goodspeed New Testament

They answered, "If he were not a criminal, we would not have turned him over to you."

John Wesley New Testament

They answered and said to him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him to thee.

Julia Smith Translation

They answered and said to him, If he were not injurious, we had not delivered him to thee.

King James 2000

They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto you.

Lexham Expanded Bible

They answered and said to him, "If this man were not doing evil, we would not have handed him over to you!"

Modern King James verseion

They answered and said to him, If he were not an evildoer, then we would not have delivered him up to you.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

They answered, and said unto him, "If he were not an evil doer, we would not have delivered him unto thee."

Moffatt New Testament

They retorted, "If he had not been a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you."

Montgomery New Testament

In reply they said, "If he had not been a criminal, we should not have handed him over you."

NET Bible

They replied, "If this man were not a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you."

New Heart English Bible

They answered him, "If this man weren't an evildoer, we would not have delivered him up to you."

Noyes New Testament

They answered and said to him, If he had not been doing evil, we would not have delivered him up to thee.

Sawyer New Testament

They answered and said to him, If he was not a criminal we should not have delivered him up to you.

The Emphasized Bible

They answered and said unto him - If this one had not been doing, mischief, unto thee, had we not delivered him up.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

They answered and said to him, If this fellow had not been a malefactor, we should not have delivered him up to thee.

Twentieth Century New Testament

"If he had not been a criminal, we should not have given him up to you," they answered.

Webster

They answered and said to him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up to thee.

Weymouth New Testament

"If the man were not a criminal," they replied, "we would not have handed him over to you."

Williams New Testament

They retorted, "If He were not a criminal, we would not have turned Him over to you."

World English Bible

They answered him, "If this man weren't an evildoer, we wouldn't have delivered him up to you."

Worrell New Testament

They answered and said to him, "If this Man were not an evil-doer, we would not have delivered Him up to you."

Worsley New Testament

They answered him, If He were not a malefactor, we should not have delivered Him to thee.

Youngs Literal Translation

they answered and said to him, 'If he were not an evil doer, we had not delivered him to thee.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἀποκρίνομαι 
Apokrinomai 
Usage: 231

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

ἔπω 
Epo 
say, speak, tell, command, bid, , vr say
Usage: 824


Usage: 0

If
εἰ 
Ei 
if, whether, that, not tr,
Usage: 218

he
οὗτος οὗτοι αὕτη αὕται 
Houtos 
this, these, he, the same, this man, she, they,
Usage: 258

ἦν 
En 
was, were, had been, had, taught , stood , , vr was
Usage: 410

not
μή 
me 
οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, that not, God forbid 9, lest, neither, no man , but, none, not translated,
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 493
Usage: 1032

κακοποιός 
Kakopoios 
Usage: 5

we would
παραδίδωμι 
Paradidomi 
Usage: 75

παραδίδωμι 
Paradidomi 
Usage: 75

him

Usage: 0

References

Hastings

Context Readings

Jesus Brought Before Pilate

29 So Pilate came out to them and put the question: What have you to say against this man? 30 They said to him in answer, If the man was not a wrongdoer we would not have given him up to you. 31 Then Pilate said to them, Take him yourselves and let him be judged by your law. But the Jews said to him, We have no right to put any man to death.

Cross References

Mark 10:33

Saying, See, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be given up to the chief priests and the scribes; and they will give an order for his death, and will give him up to the Gentiles:

Mark 15:3

And the chief priests said a number of things against him.

Luke 20:19-26

And the chief priests and the scribes made attempts to get their hands on him in that very hour; and they were in fear of the people, for they saw that he had made up this story against them.

Luke 23:2-5

And they made statements against him, saying, This man has to our knowledge been teaching our nation to do wrong, and not to make payment of taxes to Caesar, even saying that he himself is Christ, a king.

Luke 24:7

The Son of man will be given up into the hands of evil-doers, and be put to death on the cross, and on the third day he will come back to life.

John 19:12

Hearing this, Pilate had a desire to let him go free, but the Jews said in a loud voice, If you let this man go, you are not Caesar's friend: everyone who makes himself a king goes against Caesar.

Acts 3:13

The God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has given glory to his servant Jesus; whom you gave up, turning your backs on him, when Pilate had made the decision to let him go free.

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